The Earth turns, the solar rises and units and, sure, generally eating places shut.
Often there’s wailing, rending of clothes and cries of “NO!! I cherished their tremendous one thing that solely they did proper.” Different occasions there’s smug cheering earlier than the digital wolves proceed to savage the eatery within the feedback part of loosely-monitored web sites.
Although a culinary vacation spot, Palm Seashore County isn’t proof against this phenomenon and just lately misplaced a number of eateries. Diners from Jupiter to West Palm Seashore, out in Royal Palm Seashore and Wellington and south from Boynton Seashore to Boca Raton have all felt the sting.
This is a listing of some that are actually solely a light reminiscence of culinary glory (or catastrophe):
A number of Palm Seashore County Tijuana Flats closed
This Central Florida-based chain filed for Chapter 11 chapter on April 19 and introduced a brand new possession group had acquired the model, in keeping with a press launch posted on Businesswire. The press launch additionally said that they’d closed 11 of their areas that week. One in all them was in Virginia, the opposite 10 had been in Florida. In line with the Tijuana Flats web site the one remaining areas nonetheless working in Palm Seashore County had been the Jupiter, Royal Palm Seashore and the Lantana-Lake Value Seashore eating places. Former areas within the county included eating places in Boynton Seashore, Boca Raton, Wellington and West Palm Seashore. The fast-casual, Tex-Mex chain was based in Winter Park, Florida in 1995. The brand new possession group is Flatheads, LLC.
Data: 13860 Wellington Hint, Wellington; 2089 Palm Seashore Lakes Blvd., West Palm Seashore; 390 N. Congress Ave., Boynton Seashore; 20401 State Street 7, Boca Raton
Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen
This restaurant chain, recognized for American consolation meals and cocktails with a Texas twist, closed its Wellington location in late 2023. In the event you’ve acquired a hankerin’ for Cheddar’s buffalo beer-battered shrimp, nation fried steak or rooster pot pie the 2 nearest areas are in Port St. Lucie and Pembroke Pines.
Data: 925 S. State Street 7, Wellington
Cookie Plug
This store, recognized for its vibrant colours and for delivering one the thickest, tastiest cookies wherever, has closed. Their cookies, described as “cookie on the surface, with half brownie/cake batter inside,” included varieties just like the firecracker (s’mores in cookie type), pixie junkie (their sugar cookie) and purple haze (pink velvet cake solely purple).
Data: 105 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Seashore. cookieplug.com
In style sandwich store PB Wraps ends run in West Palm Seashore
After 23 years, this longtime sandwich store on South Dixie Freeway served its final clients on April 21. Opened simply after 9/11 by Rene Richthofen and his spouse Jane, the favored restaurant was recognized for his or her quesadillas, bowls, burgers, rooster wings, fried inexperienced beans and, after all, wraps. Jane Richthoven stated COVID-19 in the end was the start of the downfall for the restaurant. “Sadly, we simply have not been the identical,” she stated. “We have weathered a couple of tough years since then, and with the value of meals and the competitors, we simply have not been getting the enterprise. It is time.” The Richthofens aren’t certain what’s subsequent for the situation, which is owned by Palm Seashore County businessman Andrew Roddy. “It has been a extremely good run,” She stated. “We had distinctive staff and I will miss them probably the most. That, and I don’t know the place I’ll go for lunch now.”
Data: 2409 S. Dixie Freeway, West Palm Seashore
Ocean One Delray Market, Royal Palm areas shut
A cornerstone on the in style Delray Market, the once-popular restaurant closed in late 2023. With dozens of diners inquiring why they’d shut down on one of many restaurant’s social media accounts, the operator of the account confirmed Ocean One had completely closed. As for why, they stated “for causes we choose to maintain non-public.” Additional down they added that every one of their Florida areas had been closed. This included their location in Royal Palm Seashore. They had been recognized for his or her $6 lunch menu.
Data: 14851 Lyons Street, Delray Seashore; 1111 Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Seashore
Lionfish Delray Seashore
This coastal delicacies restaurant, which targeted on sustainability, has closed. Twice acknowledged by the James Beard Basis as a Sensible Catch Chief, it completed it is final dinner service on April 13. Lionfish in Delray Seashore opened in September 2020 and battled gloriously by means of the pandemic. The restaurant didn’t shut for lack of enterprise stated co-owner Andy Masi. As an alternative, he stated he discovered working a restaurant to be too intense and needed to return to his roots in actual property.
Data: 307 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Seashore
BurgerFi, Harbourside
Although serving a ridiculously tasty burger, the restaurant at Harbourside closed in late 2023. A consultant from the corporate stated “this closure was a strategic determination based mostly solely on enterprise calls for.” Followers of their burgers, fries and shakes needn’t cry out to the heavens “Why?!!,” they will nonetheless get their repair on the location at 6230 W. Indiantown Street in Jupiter or discover the closest location right here. For these contemplating a unique, wholesome route, a brand new restaurant referred to as Pura Vida opened within the area on April 10. They characteristic breakfast gadgets, natural acai bowls, smoothies, salads, bowls, wraps, empanadas, giant most important plates (that includes free-range rooster, wild tuna, oven-roasted salmon and fixings), specialty coffees, teas, lattes and frappes.
Data: 147 Soundings Ave., Jupiter
Eddie Ritz is a journalist at The Palm Seashore Publish, a part of the USA TODAY Florida Community. You possibly can attain him at eritz@pbpost.com. Assist assist our journalism. Subscribe in the present day.
